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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21, 2007
THE JACKSON HERALD
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VISITS JEFFERSON CLUB
Pictured (L-R), Jefferson Lions Club secretary Bill Rosenberg looks on as Bob Diebold introduces
“Radar” to the club. Marie Diebold is seated and Ed Hashbarger is at the right.
Leader Dog program topic for Lions Club
THE JEFFERSON Lions Club
recently was honored to host as
guest speakers chair of Leader
Dog programs for Georgia Lions
District 18-F Bob Diebold and past
District 18-D governor Lion Ed
Hashbarger, Georgia Lions state
Leader Dog chair.
An updated DVD describing the
Leader Dog program was shown
by Hashbarger, a frequent visitor
to the Jefferson club. This was fol
lowed by Diebold, himself vision
impaired, who related some of his
own positive experiences with the
Leader Dog program, answered
questions and then allowed his con
stant companion, “Radar,” to inter
act with members of the club.
Diebold resides with his wife,
Marie, in the Stone Mountain area.
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JUST IN TIME FOR CHRISTMAS
The Jackson County Habitat for Humanity is offering $10 tickets for a drawing to be held December
15 to determine the winner of this playhouse, on display in front of Jackson EMC.
Playhouse ‘giveaway’ to raise funds for Habitat
THE JACKSON County Habitat for
Humanity is planning a “giveaway” of
a one-of-kind children's playhouse to
raise funds for the construction of the
county's eighth Habitat house.
A drawing will be held on Dec. 15, in
time for the playhouse to be delivered
for Christmas.
The 10x8 foot playhouse features a
front porch with carriage lights, and dor
mer windows with window boxes filled
with pansies. Construction of the house
was supervised by Stan Beeco, owner
of Beeco Construction and a Jackson
County Habitat board member.
“Each house we build, even taking
into account donated materials and vol
unteer labor, requires about $45,000. We
felt that the playhouse would be a great
way for us to use our Habitat build
ing experience to make something that
children would enjoy and their families
would be proud of, and in doing so help
build a real house that will provide a
family in need with a decent place to
live,” said Jackson County Habitat presi
dent Gordon Wilson.
The house is on display in front of the
Jefferson offices of Jackson EMC.
Tickets for the house are $10 each
and can be purchased at the follow
ing locations: in Jefferson at Jackson
EMC, Mattox Feed and Seed, Trinity
Tire, Jefferson Tire, Sugar & Spice,
Bright Beginnings, Verizon Wireless,
Living Jackson magazine and Doggie
Style’n Professional Pet Grooming; in
Commerce at Northeast Georgia Bank,
Athens First Bank, and McDonald Ace
Hardware; in Braselton at Hometown
Community Bank and Northeast
Georgia Bank; and in Talmo at CAM
Realty Group, or by calling or email
ing Bonnie Jones at 706-367-6114,
bjones@jacksonemc.com.
‘Be a Santa to a Senior’ seeking volunteers
WINNING POSTER
Raegan Sandy, who won the Lions Club poster contest, is flanked (L) by Jefferson City Middle School
principal Howard McGlennen and (R) Jefferson Middle School art teacher Shana Market.
JMS student wins Lions Club poster contest
JEFFERSON MIDDLE School student Raegan
Sandy created a poster illustrating this year’s theme of
“Peace Around the World” that was the winning entry
in the Jefferson Lions Club “Peace Poster” contest.
Raegan, daughter of Denna and Keith Sandy,
explains that the doves and roses in her picture sym
bolize the growth of peace throughout the world.
She says, “I just wish that the fighting would just
stop!” Raegan will be awarded a certificate and a
$50 check for her accomplishment and her first-place
poster will be sent on to the Lions Club district com
petition.
Shana Market, Raegan’s art teacher, will also receive
a $25 award to help purchase additional art supplies.
THE “BE A SANTA to a Senior”
program, sponsored by Home Instead
Senior Care, will provide presents to
seniors who otherwise might not be
remembered this holiday season.
“We see many older adults who have
no one during this festive season and
that makes for a very sad and lonely
time,” said Joe Ward, owner of the Home
Instead Senior Care office in Bogart.
“Whether they are in a nursing home
or in their own homes, where more are
choosing to stay, it’s important to reach
out those who are usually overlooked
during this special time of the year,” he
said.
The Bogart Home Instead Senior
Care office, whose caregivers provide
non-medical home care and companion
ship to seniors in Northeast Georgia, has
partnered with the Athens Community
Council on Aging and two Athens mer
chants for its fourth annual “Be a Santa
to a Senior” program.
Last year, area volunteers delivered
5,000 gifts to 600 seniors in Bogart
and Northeast Georgia. Ward hopes to
serve even more older adults this holiday
season.
“Our goal is to deliver gifts and pro
vide much needed companionship to at
least 1,000 seniors this year,” Ward said.
“We hope that the community will sup
port our efforts as a way of giving back
to the older adults in our area who have
given us so much.”
The “Be a Santa to a Senior” program
serves Barrow, Clarke, Jackson, Madison
and Oconee counties, among others.
From now until Friday, Dec. 15, shop
pers can select ornaments from the “Be
a Santa to a Senior” trees at Hodgson’s
Pharmacy, 1220 So. Milledge Ave.,
Georgia Square Mall, 3700 Atlanta
Highway and the Athens Community
Council on Aging, 125 Hoyt St. Each
ornament lists the first name of a senior
in need, along with gift requests.
They can then purchase items and
return them unwrapped to Home Instead
Senior Care, Hodgson’s Pharmacy or the
Athens Community Council on Aging
along with the ornament. Home Instead
Senior Care enlists community volun
teers, including members of the Georgia
Gym Dogs gymnastics team, to gather,
wrap and deliver the gifts.
Businesses, churches and other groups
and organizations are encouraged to con
tact the local Home Instead Senior Care
office about adopting groups of seniors.
A wrapping party is scheduled for
Wednesday, Dec. 12. Deliveries will
take place Dec. 17. Anyone interested
in wrapping and delivering gifts can
contact Tanya Woods at 706-613-2224.
Additional information can also be found
at www.beasantatoasenior.com.
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more than 1,000 seniors in several Northeast Georgia counties.
The program will be collecting items through mid-December.
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